22 June 2005

Me tagged

Swaroop has tagged me. So here goes:

Total number of books I own: Have lost count. But surely more than 100 spread over three cities.

The last book bought: 'The Kandy-Colored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby' by Tom Wolfe.

The last book I read: Soul Mountain by Gao Xingjian

Books I am currently reading: Pather Dabi by Saratchandra Chattopadhyay; Oxford Guide to Plain English by Martin Cutts.

Books that mean a lot to me: Disgrace by J M Coetzee, Mookajjiya Kanasugalu by Shivram Karanth, No Logo by Naomi Klein, Jungle by Upton Sinclair.

And I am tagging Uber, Finny, Mishi, Shyam, and Sudu. Dya hear me?

15 comments:

Finny Forever said...

ye i hear you kiddo - loud and clear. i'll need to work on it.

Ubermensch said...

Agreed i made you wait, but such revenge...

Ubermensch said...

well ive researched abt what tagging n memes are and shud make ur wish be true soon....
im not entirely happy with these questions ..im gonna make my own meme...:)
write abt bengal wud love to know from u...

Vijayalaxmi Hegde said...

Uber: Revenge? I dont understand. Lookin forward to your list.

Lots to tell about Bengal. Will write.

Ubermensch said...

Smarter than thought.

Vijayalaxmi Hegde said...

Huh?

Anonymous said...

hey girlie! how many times i've tried calling you! cant connect! did calcutta start raining yet :-D

Finny Forever said...

ok - that last girlie comment is by a certain mischelle. nice guess huh - and byw i lost your new mobile number - to please give?

Finny Forever said...

hey - and i love that title 'The Kandy-Colored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby' - heheeeeeey - what a treep.

Vijayalaxmi Hegde said...

Finny: Our Mishi here doesnt take much figuring out, does she?

You must read the book. Or anything else from Tom Wolfe. I dont know about his newest novel though.

Anonymous said...

Whats this tagging all about..some kinda chain mail? Kids stuff indeed...anyways my blog is only for photos, so will mail the list please publish the same in your blog ;)

Anonymous said...

eeeeeeeeee :-D... thanks viji. now the pressure's up to keep blog updated. hello finny wots with the doesnt require much figuring out?! and guess wot's our bowling team's name - up your alleys!! glee glee.. am sick of the 2nd bowling outing n there expressing my thoughts! :-D

Vijayalaxmi Hegde said...

Sudu: Tappaytu Saar. Dont bother sending the list. My blog is mine. :)

Mishi: You really dont need any figuring out. But try leaving your name with your comment sometimes. ;)
Why a second bowling party? You guys could have done something else. But then I know you are a minority.

Anonymous said...

You really thought I would send the list???!!!! Something's wrong with most of my light hearted comments...never mind.

Maddy said...

hi
do u hv any idea where i can find an english version of mukajji's kanasu...many years ago i did read one in bangalore, but just cant find any to buy...